Cross-cultural differences in students' reward addiction and punishment oversensitivity, self-regulation, school burnout, and cyber-aggression

Tomaszek ., Muchacka-Cymerman ., Aypay A., Altınsoy F.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, cilt.15, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/s41598-025-24901-z
  • Dergi Adı: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The general aggression model (GAM) explains youth aggression by integrating individual and environmental factors, but their interplay in the digital context remains unclear. This study examined cross-cultural links between school factors (study reward and punishment oversensitivity), individual traits (self-regulation), school burnout, and cyber-aggression in Polish and Turkish students (N = 959, 51% girls, M = 12.95 years). Path and multigroup analyses revealed higher school burnout and cyber-aggression in Polish students. Direct effects of reward and punishment oversensitivity on cyber-aggression were consistent across cultures, but indirect effects varied. The model explained 23% of cyber-aggression variance in Poland and 34% in T & uuml;rkiye, highlighting the need for culturally sensitive interventions.